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Fin whale outweighs Humpback whale 1.3× — 38,800 kg against 30,000 kg.

Tale of the tape

Body mass

38,800 kg

🐾 Fin whale · COMBINE

30,000 kg

🐾 Humpback whale · COMBINE

Body length

18 m

🐾 Fin whale · COMBINE

14 m

🐾 Humpback whale · COMBINE

Maximum lifespan

116 yr

🐾 Fin whale · COMBINE

95 yr

🐾 Humpback whale · COMBINE

Bars are sized against the larger of the two figures.

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Shared ancestry

The closest group they share is Cetacea (infraorder), home to 171 species.

They last shared an ancestor about 8.9 million years ago.

Estimates range from 6.5 to 12 million years; the figure above is the middle estimate.

About this estimate

Dates from Upham, Esselstyn & Jetz 2019, PLoS Biology 17:e3000494 (CC0).